Enyimba and Akwa Starlets regulars look forward to Npfl clash at Enyimba International Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 10.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Enyimba International Stadium (25000 seats)

Welcome to Enyimba International Stadium and this fixture involving Enyimba & Akwa Starlets in the Npfl. Here's everything you must know!

Insights:
  • Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Akwa Starlets have the most conceded goals (49) in Npfl

Enyimba can neither be promoted or relegated from Npfl. Akwa Starlets are struggling to avoid relegation.

Both participants have had enough rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an active match!

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Enyimba form and stats

43 points is a decent return from 18 Npfl games here at Enyimba International Stadium for Enyimba. The data says 13 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Enyimba tasted defeat here at Enyimba International Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 16 home games in the league.

Mbaoma was the last player to score a league goal for Enyimba and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Enyimba haven't scored in 218 minutes.

Enyimba are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Remo Stars.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Heartland.

The Enyimba fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 32 goals in 18 league matches. Enyimba have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Akwa Starlets form and stats

Akwa Starlets have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 0-2-16 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 18 away games in a row.

Akwa Starlets go into this game after a win, the home game against Katsina United that ended 2-0.

Prior to that match, the Akwa Starlets manager faced defeat when travelling to Lobi Stars and losing 0-1.

Goals are few and far between in Starlets's away league games. Only 9 goals from 18 travels. For Akwa Starlets, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Akwa Starlets has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other already this season, with the match result Akwa Starlets - Enyimba 2-0 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - zero - two (Enyimba wins - draws - Akwa Starlets wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Enyimba missing players

Akwa Starlets missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Enyimba Akwa Starlets
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
15 13 4 Won W 0 0 13
7 4 2 Drew D 0 2 4
14 1 0 Lost L 5 16 19
39 32 10 Scored S 2 9 37
33 11 3 Conceded C 15 37 49
92% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
64% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 61% 67%
36% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 44% 42%
6% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 28% 19%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 22% 14%
39% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 39% 42%
33% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
36% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 61% 39%
 
4.3 5.2 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.1 2.9
3.3 2.4 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.9 3.1
1.7 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 0.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.8 8.9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0.5 3.1 6.3
3.3 3.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 0.7 1.7
41% 55% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 71% 55%
 
7.6 5.2 4.7 Shots against (avg) S A 1 8.2 7.1
2.9 1.8 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.4 2
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Akwa Starlets have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Akwa Starlets have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Akwa Starlets have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Akwa Starlets have the most conceded goals (49) in Npfl
  • Akwa Starlets have the the worst goal difference (-28) away in Npfl
  • Akwa Starlets have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Akwa Starlets have yet to win a game away.
  • Akwa Starlets haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Enyimba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Akwa Starlets have scored away.
  • Enyimba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Enyimba have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rivers United 36 22 8 6 55 21 18 17 1 0 40 5 18 5 7 6 15 16 34 74
2 Plateau United 36 20 4 12 49 27 18 17 1 0 38 6 18 3 3 12 11 21 22 64
3 Remo Stars 36 16 8 12 39 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 18 2 6 10 11 19 13 56
4 Kwara United 36 16 7 13 40 44 18 15 3 0 29 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -4 55
5 Enugu Rangers 36 14 11 11 39 29 18 11 5 2 27 10 18 3 6 9 12 19 10 53
6 Enyimba 36 15 7 14 39 33 18 13 4 1 32 11 18 2 3 13 7 22 6 52
7 Sunshine Stars 36 14 9 13 30 26 18 14 3 1 27 7 18 0 6 12 3 19 4 51
8 Akwa United 36 13 12 11 33 32 18 11 6 1 27 11 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 51
9 Gombe United 36 13 10 13 38 38 18 12 6 0 28 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 0 49
10 Wikki Tourist 36 14 7 15 30 32 18 12 5 1 22 6 18 2 2 14 8 26 -2 49
11 Nasarawa United 36 13 8 15 40 48 18 13 5 0 26 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -8 47
12 Abia Warriors 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 11 7 0 30 14 18 1 3 14 15 28 3 46
13 Niger Tornadoes 36 14 6 16 30 34 18 13 3 2 23 8 18 1 3 14 7 26 -4 46
14 Lobi Stars 36 13 7 16 33 43 18 12 4 2 24 13 18 1 3 14 9 30 -10 46
15 Shooting Stars 36 11 12 13 37 41 18 10 8 0 26 10 18 1 4 13 11 31 -4 45
16 Kano Pillars 36 14 6 16 30 34 18 12 4 2 21 7 18 2 2 14 9 27 -4 45
17 Katsina United 36 14 3 19 32 40 18 14 2 2 27 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -8 45
18 Heartland 36 12 8 16 30 46 18 12 4 2 20 10 18 0 4 14 10 36 -16 44
19 Akwa Starlets 36 13 4 19 37 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 18 0 2 16 9 37 -12 43
20 MFM 36 9 9 18 26 47 18 9 3 6 18 16 18 0 6 12 8 31 -21 36

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rivers United 36 22 8 6 55 21 18 17 1 0 40 5 18 5 7 6 15 16 34 74
2 Plateau United 36 20 4 12 49 27 18 17 1 0 38 6 18 3 3 12 11 21 22 64
3 Remo Stars 36 16 8 12 39 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 18 2 6 10 11 19 13 56
4 Kwara United 36 16 7 13 40 44 18 15 3 0 29 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -4 55
5 Enugu Rangers 36 14 11 11 39 29 18 11 5 2 27 10 18 3 6 9 12 19 10 53
6 Enyimba 36 15 7 14 39 33 18 13 4 1 32 11 18 2 3 13 7 22 6 52
7 Sunshine Stars 36 14 9 13 30 26 18 14 3 1 27 7 18 0 6 12 3 19 4 51
8 Akwa United 36 13 12 11 33 32 18 11 6 1 27 11 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 51
9 Gombe United 36 13 10 13 38 38 18 12 6 0 28 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 0 49
10 Wikki Tourist 36 14 7 15 30 32 18 12 5 1 22 6 18 2 2 14 8 26 -2 49
11 Nasarawa United 36 13 8 15 40 48 18 13 5 0 26 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -8 47
12 Abia Warriors 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 11 7 0 30 14 18 1 3 14 15 28 3 46
13 Niger Tornadoes 36 14 6 16 30 34 18 13 3 2 23 8 18 1 3 14 7 26 -4 46
14 Lobi Stars 36 13 7 16 33 43 18 12 4 2 24 13 18 1 3 14 9 30 -10 46
15 Shooting Stars 36 11 12 13 37 41 18 10 8 0 26 10 18 1 4 13 11 31 -4 45
16 Kano Pillars 36 14 6 16 30 34 18 12 4 2 21 7 18 2 2 14 9 27 -4 45
17 Katsina United 36 14 3 19 32 40 18 14 2 2 27 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -8 45
18 Heartland 36 12 8 16 30 46 18 12 4 2 20 10 18 0 4 14 10 36 -16 44
19 Akwa Starlets 36 13 4 19 37 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 18 0 2 16 9 37 -12 43
20 MFM 36 9 9 18 26 47 18 9 3 6 18 16 18 0 6 12 8 31 -21 36

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